Job’s Enemies in 30,17-18
Verses 30,17-18 in Job’s final speech are notoriously difficult for interpretation. Typically offered understandings of these verses by modern exegetes cannot be anchored in the text, and appear to be too simplistic for the Jobian context. The purpose of this paper is to understand vv. 17-18 from th...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Ano: 2017, Volume: 31, Número: 2, Páginas: 161-184 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | HB Antigo Testamento |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
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B 17-18 B Contagion B Disguise B Job’s disease B preservation of community B Isolamento B Job 30 |
| Resumo: | Verses 30,17-18 in Job’s final speech are notoriously difficult for interpretation. Typically offered understandings of these verses by modern exegetes cannot be anchored in the text, and appear to be too simplistic for the Jobian context. The purpose of this paper is to understand vv. 17-18 from the perspective of the contradictory objectives that the ailing Job and his fearful community have. It is being argued that a cogent understanding of these verses can be obtained if it is assumed that they deal with Job’s closest circle of intimates (apart of his three friends) and his tragic disappointment in them, perhaps because of their effort to isolate him and prevent contagion. Such reading can be obtained by assuming only the revocalizations of just two words (מעלי, יאזרני) in the MT. |
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| ISSN: | 0901-8328 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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